/*
 * Copyright 2008 Nathan C Jones
 * 
 * This file is part of Fivehundred.
 * 
 * Fivehundred is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
 * the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
 * Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later
 * version.
 * 
 * Fivehundred is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
 * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
 * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
 * details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 * Fivehundred. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. 
 */
package com.googlecode.fivehundred.model;

/**
 * A game player. May be a human or an AI.
 * 
 * @author Nathan C Jones
 */
public interface Player {

	/**
	 * @return the player's hand.
	 */
	public Hand getHand();

	/**
	 * @return the name of the player.
	 */
	public String getName();

	/**
	 * Prompt the player to choose which card to play from their hand.
	 * 
	 * @return the player's chosen card to play.
	 */
	public Card playCard();

}
